Checkout ebay for a touch screen LCD. Heres a few samples for a search.

POS systemPar registerLCD touchTouch screen

The only problem is that you will end up disabling the built on LCD and using the other LCD though the VGA on the ibook. For the touch function to work you would need a touch screen that uses a USB or Firewire connection. Avoid serial connections because iBooks don't have serials. Unless you can find a Serial to USB converter then you can use a Serial based touch screen.Post edited by: TCPMeta, at: 2005/10/30 18:25

I've been looking for a usb or fireone one on ebay, but mosly all I can find are installed in monitor ELO ones. I'm going to keep looking though.

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troll touch has some nice ones. There are also clear covers you can put over the screen for somewhat limted touch, but not too bad. Also, infared (IIRC) adapters you can use to achieve the same effect.

I looked at troll touch but they didnt seem to have any parts, but pre built. Am I wrong??? I might have missed it. Link me?

Using something with a Wacom digitizer isa better solution than what a pressuresensitive screen gives you which is inessence only mouse emulation.But the real issue is even if you get itworking there are really no programs tomake full use of the inking capability.For what you are talking about I think youwould have a better chance of putting theiBook guts into the PC case than gettingthe hinge to fit in an iBookYou might want to think of a hinge andslider mechanism such as this. Even if youhave to make a connector that allows you tounplug adjust the screen and than plug theconnector back in.

One last note I have responded to this postusing nothing but a 3lb. slate PCTraitor you might say! Yes but I ama Professional and I need tools notideology to get my Job done.Unfortunately Mr. Jobs does not want tooffer us these tools.Joseph

Yeah I like the wacom better as well. But I really wanted to make this out of an ibook. I think I can build something pretty easily to use to flip it around. That part I'm not worried about anymore. Now I'm more interested in running the drivers for the interface. And your itable sounds awesome, from what I've read. I just really want to be able to utilize both parts, as I am a webdesigner and I work in real estate. I really need to have a keyboard.

Having been working with a pure "slate" style of computer for a while having a physical keyboard ever-present takes up a lot of space. A Bluetooth keyboard and mouse back in the office go's a long way.

These people make a very nice onscreen keyboardAssistiveWare - Assistive Technology Products.webloc

xbetterforworsex, first what are your modding capabilities? I say this not to offend you, but to say this mod you seek will be very high on the difficulty scale. You may want to start with something easier, unless youhave a lot of modding experience. Im not trying to shut this idea down, its a great idea, but it will take quite a bitof cash and engineering skill.

Never know, I've seen frist timers go way beyond what most modders havn't done or prefected. For a example my frist project was taking 13 386 Acers and craming all of them into a trunk and running them as a beowolf cluster for a local BBS server. All I knew then was how to take a PC apart and clean out the dust lol.

Well let me say this about the whole matter! "Necessity is the Mother of Invention" I am a person who likes building things that I need. So to tell the truth the iTablet was my first "Mod".And very well might be my last, or at least until I am faced with the problem of not being able to find the tool that I need to get the job done.So weather it is your first or fiftieth if it is something that you really need the odds are you'll get it done! Will it be the best or prettiest ? If it is doing what you need it to do you will cut it a lot of slackJoseph

xbetterforworsex, first what are your modding capabilities? I say this not to offend you, but to say this mod you seek will be very high on the difficulty scale. You may want to start with something easier, unless youhave a lot of modding experience. Im not trying to shut this idea down, its a great idea, but it will take quite a bitof cash and engineering skill.

-maestro

I'm just coming out of a really busy season so I haven't been able to do anyhting with this. BUT I did go to school for audio engineering and I understand signal flow and can solder like crazy. It's my first mac mod idea, but I don't think I'll be gatting aroud to it until after the holidays. But then I definatly WILL try it! I have an old ibook that my roommate laft behind and it works, so I'm going to use that.

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